Four charged in Berwick brawl

BERWICK, Maine — Four people were arrested Saturday and charged with assault after attempting to remove a group of "squatters" from the home of an incarcerated family member.

According to a press release issued by the Berwick Police Department, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, law enforcement responded to 19 Allen St. for a fight including at least eight people — some of whom were injured.

The fight involved four individuals trying to remove three other people believed to be "squatting" in a family member's apartment at 19 Allen St. while the actual tenants were incarcerated.

Following the fight the four suspects fled the scene in a truck but were later located by the Somersworth, N.H., police department at the city's Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) building.

Diane Beaton, 52, of Berwick, Timothy Dyer, 51, of Somersworth, Susan Dyer, 46, of Somersworth, and Joshua Royer, 32, of Somersworth were all arrested and charged with assault following an investigation by police. They are scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 15 at the Springvale District Court.

Nathaniel Lang, 31, and Jill Botelho, 32, both of Berwick, and Ryan Breton, 31, of Lewiston, Maine were treated and released at the scene of the assault.

An unidentified 11-year-old male who was reportedly assaulted during the incident was also treated and released at the scene. The boy's mother declines to allow police to have any involvement with her son.

The police have since learned the alleged "squatters" had been allowed to stay in the apartment by at least one of the tenants.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Captain Jerry Locke, captain@berwickpolice.org, or Patrolman Steven Shisler, s.shisler@berwickpd.org, or through a call to the Berwick Police Department at 207-698-1136.